Friday, the bank released a statement saying "only items that obscure portions of a walk-in vistor's face must be removed....the recent situation was an unfortunate misunderstanding."

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An Omaha woman believes her rights were violated after Security National Bank employees asked her to remove her hijab before entering Tuesday afternoon.

The woman posted on Facebook that it was her first visit to the 78th and Cass location to inquire about opening an account. She says the teller told her she had to remove her scarf, which she wears for her Islamic faith, before they could let her in. She also mentions she felt “naked” as soon as the scarf came off.

Omaha police say they were called to the bank around 12:30 p.m. by the woman, who felt she had been discriminated against. No reports were filed.

"It would just be very humiliating and embarrassing," friend Bre Sheikh, who is also Muslim and wears a hijab, said.

Another friend posted about the incident on Facebook, spurring dozens of comments and hundreds of shares.

Security National Bank issued the following statement:

“Security National Bank respects everyone in our community. The incident that occurred yesterday at our 78th & Cass location was in no way intended to be discriminatory. If it caused offense in any way, we are truly sorry.

For security reasons, our policy for all walk-in customers is to remove all face, eye and head coverings to allow our employees and security cameras to have a clear view of each person entering the bank. We routinely ask individuals to remove their hats, scarves and sunglasses prior to entering. This is done in an effort to keep our customers and employees safe.”

A sign is posted on the door of the bank that says “We respectfully request your cooperation to help preserve the safety and security of our customers and employees. Please remove all hats, hoods and sunglasses while inside our institution, thank you.”

Sheikh and Sarah Ouedrogo are both members of the Islamic Center of Omaha. They said wearing their hijab is a way to show modesty and devotion to God and a little different than wearing a baseball cap, for example.

"They have to understand that this is not a normal head cover," Ouedrogo said. "It's for a religious purpose, and if she chose that, nobody can tell her to take it off."

KETV NewsWatch 7 sent a reporter into the bank wearing sunglasses and the person was immediately asked to remove them. Customers said it's been that way for a long time.

"I had my stocking hat on, and they said, 'Oh, you have to remove your hat and your hood and your glasses before you come in,'" customer Denise Hilger said.

Hilger, who has been a customer for two years, said she still has to take off her hats and scarves before getting buzzed in.

"They make sure that you do it, because they have been robbed before," Hilger said.

Although she is not doing any interviews at this time, the woman who had to remove her hijab told KETV Newswatch 7 that she has been in contact with ACLU and is seeing what her options are when it comes to filing a complaint.